Special
Prayers
for the still sick and suffering
Alcoholic/Addict
in and out of the rooms
and
for the child that picks
up there
first drink/drug...
may they see the light find there way to
to some hope of a better today.

Northern
New Jersey
Intergroup, Inc.The Intergroup, or Central Office, is
often where the sick alcoholic first calls or shows up for A.A. help. In
your Intergroup the phones are covered 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.

THE
AA PREAMBLEAlcoholics Anonymousis
a fellowship of men and women who share their experience, strength and
hope with each other that they may solve their common problem and help
others to recover from alcoholism. The only requirement for membership
is a desire to stop drinking. There are no dues or fees for AA
membership; we are self-supporting through our own contributions. AA is
not allied with any sect, denomination, politics, organization or
institution; does not wish to engage in any controversy, neither
endorses nor opposes any causes. Our primary purpose is to stay sober
and help other alcoholics to achieve sobriety.

Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions, Published in 1951. Bill W's
experiences with the Twelve Steps after fifteen years of sobriety,
plus a commentary on the Twelve Traditions by the man who wrote them.

2nd STEP
God, I'm standing at the turning point right now. Give me your
protection and care as I abandon myself to you and give up my old ways
and my old ideas just for today. (p. 59 BB)

3rd STEP
"God, I offer myself to Thee— to build with me and to do with me
as Thou wilt. Relieve me of the bondage of self, that I may better do
Thy will. Take away my difficulties, that victory over them may bear
witness to those I would help of Thy Power, Thy Love, and Thy Way of
life . May I do Thy will always!" (p. 63 BB)
God, Take my will and my life. Guide me in my recovery. Show me how to
live. ( p. 59 BB)

For the complete
audio and text of the original book "Alcoholics Anonymous"
written in 1939 can be found by clicking on the picture above.
The Big Book of Alcoholics Anonymous stands as today as the primary text
for AA
and is the foundation for
most other 12 step programs. Reading or listening to this book is a MUST
for anyone with any type of addiction!
In my opinion. I know it works for me and I am truly Grateful for that.
I am still teachable today, if I choose to be.

Is
sobriety all that we are to expect of a spiritual awakening?
No, sobriety is only a bare beginning; it is only the first gift
of the first awakening. If more gifts are to be received, our
awakening has to go on. As it does go on, we find that bit by bit we
can discard the old life - the one that did not work - for a new life
that can and does work under any conditions whatever
. --Bill W.--

Hopes so brightAspirations that are highPositive wishesPossibilities that are endlessYearning for the best

HumilityHumility is the state of
being humble. A humble person is generally thought to be unpretentious
and modest: someone who does not think that he or she is better or
more important than others. Humility is not to be confused with
humiliation, which is the act of making someone else feel ashamed, and
is something completely different.

This
site is maintained by
Donna S.
These pages are not endorsed nor approved by
Alcoholics Anonymous World Services, Inc.
They are solely provided by myself and
my own opinions as part of 12 Step work
in reaching out to the alcoholic
who still suffers.Alcoholics Anonymous®, A.A.®, and The Big Book®are registered trademarks ofAlcoholics
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"If you don't pick
up that first drink or drug, you never
have to use again., one day at a time"

THERE
IS A POWER FOR GOOD,AND YOU CAN UTILIZE IT IN YOUR LIFE.

Hi
Welcome to My World!!My name is Donna S.
I am an
Alcoholic/Addict/Al_Anon/S.I. I have pages on 12 Step Recovery,
Abuse, Health, Stories, plus some things that I enjoy in life today.There are links to other sites I really enjoy and get a
lot insight out of that I would like to share with you. It is
only through the Grace of God, the rooms of 12 step Recovery ( f2f &
online), my
Sponsor's ( I
had
to find a new sponsor
in 2005 due to the passing of my other sponsor, God Rest
Her Soul)
,my network, The Big Book ,working the
Steps, reading literature
& working with others ,
( I am working with 3 sponcees at this time 06)
to the best of my ability
that I am learning that I am a Good Person and Just for
Today I don't have to pick up that first drink or drug or do
anything that harms me in any way to live my life. I never
Imagined how wonderful I could feel and to see the beauty in
Lifeand in people. I am learning it is ok to have feelingsand to
express them, as long as I don't hurt anyone & to laugh and cry and not be
ashamed. As long as I try to
keep an open mind today and to workat getting better to the best of my
ability"ONE DAY AT A TIME"
*I Thank God for 2 wonderful sons & my husband who stuck around through all my ups
& downs. They have showed me what unconditional love is. It took me many years in recovery to finally see this. As they say some are sicker than others. I am
truly Blessed and
very Grateful today.I
I can only keep what I
have by giving it away.
So use what you need and pass on the
rest!!In Love & Service

Get a Sponsor - Call Your Sponsor -- Go to Meetings -- Work the STEPS in the Big
Book --Get a Network-- Go to Meetings-- Call Your Sponsor--Work with Others--Go
to Meetings-- Call Your Sponsor--Do Service Work--

Special
thanks to all my special friends who
are always there for me and who help
encouraged me
to write again, and make these pages
and who never lost faith
in me..
even when I was losing faith in myself...
special thanks and prayers to
(
LT25) Al and Sandy who are 2 angels from
God

"There are few absolutes inherent in
the Twelve Steps.
Most Steps are open to interpretation,
based on the experience and outlook
of the individual. "Consequently, the individual is free to start the Steps at whatever
point he can, or
will.
God, as we understand Him, may be defined as a 'Power
greater...' or the Higher Power.
For thousands of members, in the A.A.
group itself has been a 'Higher Power' in the beginning.c.
1967, As Bill Sees It, page 191

Sponsorship

Sponsors are AA members who are living the Twelve
Steps and Twelve Traditions to the best of their ability. They are willing to
share their recovery with other members of the Fellowship and are committed to
abstinence.

We ask a sponsor to help us through our program of
recovery on all three levels: physical, emotional and spiritual. By working with
other members of AA and sharing their experience, strength and hope, sponsors
continually renew and reaffirm their own recovery. Sponsors share their program
up to the level of their own experience.

Ours is a program of attraction: find a sponsor who
has what you want, and ask that person how he or she is achieving it. A member
may work with more than one sponsor and may change sponsors at will.

The
Teaching is Never Over

Abandon yourself to God as you understand God. Admit your
faults to Him and to your fellows. Clear away the wreckage
of your past. Give freely of what you find and join us.
We shall be with you in the Fellowship of the Spirit,
and you will surely meet some of us as you trudge
the Road of Happy Destiny.
May God bless you and keep you-until then.

Alcoholics Anonymous, p. 164

on page 44 in
the second paragraph the book told us that we have only two alternatives: 1) to
be doomed an alcoholic death? or 2) to live on a spiritual basis.

So, if your choice is to
live on a spiritual basis, rest assured that not only is a spiritual awakening
possible, it is a guarantee, provided we keep an open mind and take the Steps as
described in this book.

Please consult with your sponsor or counselor
before doing
the Steps
Have your Big Book

"Dear God, please set aside everything I think I know
[about myself, my disease, the Big Book, the 12 Steps, the Program,
the Fellowship, the people in the fellowship, and all spiritual
terms, and especially about you God] so I may have an open mind and
a new experience [with all these things]. Please help me see the
Truth. Amen."

"The Set-Aside Prayer" (sometimes referred to as the
"Lay-Aside Prayer"), as stated here, is not word-for-word
stated in the Big Book; but statements and ideas that have inspired the
prayer can be found in the Big Book on the pages given below and are
highlighted in bold font. The words used above, excluding those in the
brackets, comprise the prayer in its purest form. Feel free to adapt or
modify the bracketed words as needed. Our spiritual advisors have found
that this prayer seems to have a profound affect when used while taking
someone through Steps 1 and 2 out of the Big Book.

On page 64, the Big
Book says, "When the spiritual malady is overcome,
we straighten out
mentally and physically.
So, let's take a look at a third factor involved in the 1st Step -
the spiritual
malady or as the 1st Step says, ?
...that our lives had become unmanageable"

The
Steps
WILL set you FREE
If you have an honest desire to change.
Speaking for myself that
is. I recently went through the Steps again (05') with my new sponsor and it is
amazing how free I feel today.
I know also that I only have today , a daily reprieve. I can not
use yesterday's recovery today. I have to practice these principles in
all my affairs just for today. I have to be self-disciplined to maintain
my clean and sober life-style.
I'm simply sharing my experience and my opinion in hopes that it may by
chance help another. I believe it is my obligation to pass on what has
been so freely given to me.

I am going out to visit a friend, who I met on here 7 years ago,
She is going to take me to a Big Book Step Study, something we do not
have in this area of NJ. So I hope to learn something new and be
able to bring it back and share it here at the Big Book meeting I
attend.. I am so excited to go see her as I have not seen her in a few
years.

When you start the day
with quiet meditation, you create a consciousness of serenity and peace. At
anytime during the day you can bring your mind back to this moment.

When things get hectic or stressful, I bring my awareness back to the peace
that I create now.

"For by grace you have been saved
through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God, not of works
lest anyone should boast." Ephesians 2:8,9

Giving
back what was so freely given to me
thats what it is about for me, today.
I am very active in my 2 home groups. I am Booker for one and go out speaking 2
to 3 x's a month. I just love going to the Treatment Cemters. Keeps my memory
green . I try to bring newcomers with me, remind them where they can still end
up or go back to if they forget! What an experience it is.
Here are a few of the Treatment Centers I ( WE ) just went to;